Background
Middleditch, Brian Stanley was born on July 15, 1945 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Arrived in United States, 1971. Son of Stanley Stafford and Dorothy Middleditch.
(The people of Kuwait have in the past depended almost ent...)
The people of Kuwait have in the past depended almost entirely on the sea trade giving its boat builders and sailors a good reputation. Plants in Kuwait were valued only as forage and fodder and for subsistence-level farming. Although oil was discovered in 1938, production of oil did not commence until after the second world war. Coupled with recent unrest in the region, extensive damage has been caused to many of Kuwait's plants and a good review of information on them became necessary. The book contains information on all of the dicothyledonous plants (except the Compositae) known to grow in Kuwait. Many of the species of plants are reviewed in their traditional uses in Kuwait and elsewhere. Extensive searches of scientific literature were carried out on phytochemistry, pharmacology, contemporary economic value of the plants. Brief notes are also provided on the utility of related species. The distribution of the 118 species covered is illustrated on maps of Kuwait and the Middle East.
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This encyclopaedic catalogue of the pitfalls and problems that all analysts encounter in their work is destined to spend more time on the analyst's workbench than on a library shelf. The author has dedicated the book to ''the innumerable scientists who made mistakes, used impure chemicals and solvents, suffered the consequences of unanticipated side-reactions, and were otherwise exposed to mayhem yet were too embarrassed to publish their findings''. Traditionally, the mass spectroscopist or gas chromatographer learnt his trade by participating in a 4-6 year apprenticeship as graduate student and post-doctoral researcher. Generally, no formal training was provided on the things that go wrong, but this information was accumulated by sharing in the experiences of colleagues. Nowadays, many novice scientists simply purchase a computerized instrument, plug it in, and use it. Much time can be wasted in studying and resolving problems due to artifacts and there is also a strong possibility that artifacts will not be recognized as such.
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When the list of organic priority pollutants was first published, many mass spec troscopists went scrambling to their reference books. GC-MS was mandated for the analysis of 114 compounds, yet the spectra of many of them, if they had been recorded at all, were scattered throughout the literature. Moreover, it soon became apparent that, even if a sufficient number of instruments could be made available to undertake the task of monitoring 114 substances in the effluents of 21 categories of industry, the personnel could not be trained to perform the analyses and interpret the results. The solution to this problem has been the development of highly automated mass spectrometers which can be operated by personnel without the traditional research training. This book is for the new breed of mass spectroscopist who is not interested in the esoteric details of mass spectral fragmentation, but who merely wishes to identify specific pollutants in effluents. Our inclusion of com prehensive lists of synonyms and bibliographic data should make the book of even greater value to the reader who is not too familiar with the idiosyncrasies of chemical nomenclature and the scientific literature. The experienced mass spectroscopist should also benefit from having all of the data collected together in one volume. This is a book to be used, rather than deposited in a library distant from the laboratory: we would hope that it will fmd a place on top of every mass spectrometer used for the analysis of priority pollutants.
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Middleditch, Brian Stanley was born on July 15, 1945 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Arrived in United States, 1971. Son of Stanley Stafford and Dorothy Middleditch.
Came to the United States, 1971. Son of Stanley Stafford and Dorothy (Harker) M.;m. Patricia Rosalind Nair, July 18, 1970.
1 child, Courtney Lauren.
Bachelor of Science, U. London, 1966. Master of Science, U. Essex, 1967.
Doctor of Philosophy U. Glasgow, 1971. Research assistant U. Glasgow, Scotland, 1967-1971.
Visiting assistant professor Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1971-1975.
Assistant professor of University Houston, 1975-1980, associate professor, 1980-1989, professor, 1989. Honorary professor Eurotechnical Research U.
Assistant U. Glasgow, Scotland, 1967-1971. Assistant professor Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1971-1975. Assistant professor of University Houston, 1975-1980, associate
Editor: Practical Mass Spectrometry, 1979, Environmental Effects of Offshore Oil Production, 1981.
(This encyclopaedic catalogue of the pitfalls and problems...)
(The people of Kuwait have in the past depended almost ent...)
(When the list of organic priority pollutants was first pu...)
Member of World Mariculture Society, American Society Mass Spectrometry, American Chemical Society.
Married Patricia Rosalind Nair, July 18, 1970. 1 child Courtney Lauren.